49 and reflecting

My Prayer to the Father, August 7, 2012

Heavenly FatherI come to You tonight FatherKnowing that You are The Only One who can help meAnd so many others.You, who are all-powerful,Who knows all things;Who can see all things;Who can do whateverThat is within Your Desire and will to do.

Heavenly FatherYou are the eternal God.You know pain.I know You know pain and You understand it’s impactFor You showed usso clearlyIn the person ofYour beloved Son,JesusWho endured such agonyIn spiritAnd such immense And unimaginable painIn His suffering Upon the cross.

Heavenly FatherIt breaks my heart, and I grieve,And I feel such compassionAnd such love for thoseWho are suffering.I know Father that even As I askThey are asking toWhy must I suffer,And why must IEndure this pain.Is it so wrongTo ask this question?You, who are the eternal God,Who knows and allowsAll things that touch usMust know.

Heavenly FatherI mean no disrespect;I do not mean, FatherTo insult, to belittle,To insinuate, or implyThat You in all Your gloryAnd in Your absoluteHoliness, Justice and PerfectionHave done anythingOther than love us.I just seek understanding.If I could understandIt would be easier To bear.

Heavenly FatherYou who sent Your SonTo the crossYou who stood byAnd watchedAnd heard Your Son’s plea.You who raised HimForm the dead,And have given Him a name;A name that is above Every other name,Lord of lords;King of kings.You know and YouHave us all proclaim Your truth;Yet, we don’t.How can we when weDon’t know it.When we haven’t takenThe time, When we haven’t laidAside the cares of this world,Nor the desires of Of our selfish heartsTo seek and understandThat which You haveMade plain.

Heavenly FatherI come to You, and I beg forgiveness.I fall before YouIn sackcloth and ashesWith tears filling my eyes,And a groan upon my lipsFor I see it so clearly now.I have sinned greatly FatherAgainst You.How could I not have known;And understoodWhen the whyOf my question is right there;Right in front of meHanging upon that crossWith nails driven into his fleshAnd a crown of thornsPiercing His head.

Heavenly FatherO God, AlmightyI come before You,And I beg forgiveness for myselfAnd those who Have questioned You As I have.Father, please forgive meFor not knowing why,For not seeing When You have shown In the word made fleshAll that we in our selfishnessWant to know WhoWhatWhenWhereAnd How, and why?

Heavenly FatherYou who are eternal goodnessAnd light,Who has provided all we need Of love and careAre ever faithful and trueAnd never hold backAny good thing from us.You, Father, Who does see all,Who can see with infinite eyes,And perfect knowledgeKnows our allAnd gives us all According To Your divine knowledgeAnd perfect will.You, who have declared Our days,And have lit our path,And who hasProvided a future homeWhere there will beNo more pain,No more sorrow,No more death.

Heavenly FatherIf I may ask one thingLet it be this:Father, I pray for all those who areSuffering and in such pain.Father, I lift them up to YouAnd I pray that You being our All in AllWill embrace them tenderlyWill hold them safelyIn arms that shall never tire.Father, I pray You will renewTheir strength, that You will grant To them the knowledge of Perfect peace,A peace found and deliveredThrough Your SonWhen our minds and heartsAre stayed on thee.Father, touch them.Touch them with YourLove, mercy and truth,And show themYour compassion.Father, I pray that You willSend unto themThose who carry Your SpiritWithin, to comfort them,To love themTo prepare themAnd to heal them.

Heavenly FatherI pray You will removeThat which afflicts them,That You dig deep into their hurt,And that You heal Them through the inside outFor that is what You doFor us all.I pray Father that YouBeing the author of truthWill help all to knowThat healing has Already come, andIs already on the way.